Making a list

I’m compiling a list. What went wrong for Harris and Dems in the 2024 presidential campaign?

Please contribute.  However,  PLEASE DO NOT COMMENT on which one you PREFER– I’m only looking for additions to the list.  Why? Because you don’t really know which one is "the answer." No offense intended. It's just that no one does. It’s all opinion and punditry. But the theories are many – and this simply reinforces the point that no one really knows.

{in no particular order}

• The bifurcated news media – different groups get different presentation of reality

• Failure to navigate the “influencer” social media environment

• Biden exited too late to allow for a long-term strategy

• Harris generally too cautious in policy positions

• Too much focus by Harris campaign on “democracy” (it doesn’t resonate with swing voters)

• Gaza policy lost many on the left

• Not enough focus on climate (especially didn’t motivate young voters)

• Harris hamstrung by Biden connection and his unpopularity

• Failure of Harris to break away from Biden on a few key issues

• Dems/Biden failure to take on immigration issues earlier

• Dems have gone “too far” on cultural divide issues (such as pronouns, transgender issues)

• Need more “celebrity” in Dem candidate – Trump is an entertainment celebrity

• Too much focus on Trump’s escapades/lies/outrages

• Failure to recognize - and deal with inflation - as the number one issue

• Not enough anti-corporate populism

• Woman can’t win

• Lower turnout of Dems / voter suppression?

• Dems unable to motivate enough voters of color

PS- Don’t forget this… Trump got less than 50 percent of popular vote this year and his 77 million is far less than Biden’s 81 million in 2020.  How does this fit into any narrative around what went wrong for Harris?